Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify how unemployment benefits are contributed ... is one of the many unemployed people in Oregon experiencing long wait times for an answer ...

At the time, the Oregon Employment Department — which doles out unemployment benefits — warned anyone who received the suspicious letters to file a fraud report, then return the envelopes by ...

After months of talk, Congress passed a second economic stimulus package on Monday that includes $600 direct payments to many Americans and $300 in enhanced unemployment benefits. Valued at $900 ...

John Love promptly filed for unemployment benefits. Eleven weeks later, Love is still waiting for his aid. A succession of letters from the Oregon Employment Department had questions about how he ...

Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 5,100 jobs in November, following a revised increase of 3,500 jobs in October, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday as the ...

Ron Wyden of Oregon, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said he believed there was "growing support" for unemployment benefits to end ... the idea of restricting stimulus check eligibility.

Shortly before the first impacts from COVID-19 were felt the unemployment rate was 4.3%. Total nonfarm employment lost 40 jobs in October (-0.6%), with the majority of losses occurring in leisure ...

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden of Oregon said earlier this week that including a comprehensive unemployment insurance reform bill and an extension of federal benefits for workers remains ...